Foremost crossword compiler, almost sweet (8)
I believe the answer is:
noisette
'sweet' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'foremost crossword compiler almost' is the wordplay.
'foremost crossword' becomes 'noi' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'compiler' becomes 'setter' (both can mean a writer of crosswords).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (almost the whole word is kept).
'setter' with its final letter removed is 'sette'.
'noi'+'sette'='NOISETTE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noisette that I've seen before include "Chocolate; piece of meat" , "Hazelnut chocolate" , "Small round cut of meat" , "Some rolled meat" , "Flavoured with hazelnuts, chocolate, say" .)